one more miracle

I haven't been around my computer much today, but when I was? I've been spending my time reading through all of my old Supernatural entries, from the end of season 2 backwards.

One word: SIGH.

An irony: I was super optimistic about season 3, but terrified about season 2. And we all know how THAT panned out.

It's been a really bittersweet walk down memory lane. My participation in Supernatural fandom was so rich and layered and joyous. There were dozens of people around who were ready to engage me in thoughtful conversations about the Winchesters at any time of day. After every episode I made an epic and analytical assessing post - I was thinking every single time, about every single nuance of Sam and Dean. I would watch an episode as it aired, download it at 1 AM or whenever it came online, watch it again in the morning before class, and usually watch it again when I got home. I was completely enthralled by these characters and the fandom, and I miss that joy so much. I've had joy in fandoms since, but never one with such depth and texture. (I was also MUCH more interesting then. No wonder my readership's gone way down!)

My favorite post that I've stumbled upon is a thing I started where I just had people leave comments with Supernatural quotes. We ended up with about 100, and I don't know about other people, but I'm pretty sure I came up with the majority of mine from memory. It's a great blast from the past, all of the highlights of seasons 1 and 2, so take a look if you're feeling nostalgic like me!

Fitting perfectly into this mood, this weekend I get to see MONA!!!!!!!!! mona1347 is my big sister, my mentor, my guiding light, and I met her through Supernatural fandom. ♥ I'm going down to DC for my friend Thomas's birthday, then I'm staying the night and going to Mona's place for lunch and some hi-def Supernatural nostalgia. I am exceedingly, exceedingly excited! \o/

I'm trying to decide what old episode I want to watch right now. I think I've decided on Playthings.

Oh, today we went to the mall to buy a present for Thomas, and I ended up picking up the first season of Mad Men for $20! Impulse buy ftw! I've been meaning to watch the show for a while and this was much easier than downloading. I also got a squishy keychain of the Watchmen doomsday clock, yellow with a splash of human bean juice. Awesome.

I am at Mona's apartment! \o/ I had a minor kerfluffle with a DC circle road thingy on the way down, but I got here with otherwise no incident, yay! Mona's Boy is very funny and fun, it's great to finally meet him. Mona and I just spent a good chunk of time watching Farscape and Stargate Atlantis music videos, and we have grand plans for the rest of the weekend (read: shopping and quality television)! Now it is 2 AM and we are going to SLEEEEP.

YAY I HAZ A MONA! *joy*

It feels like I haven't posted in forever! Of course I check and my last post is yesterday morning, but that's LJ-forever, okay? Hee.

I'm in love with the My Chemical Romance album. I know I'm late to the party, but whatever. SO MUCH FUN. They're so cheerful about all these awful things! My favorite is "Dead!" because they bop along and sing joyfully about this: "Haaaaave you heard the news that you're dead?? No one ever had much nice to say, I think I never liked you anyway!" Heehee. My other favorite is "Teenagers." These guys can certainly jam!

Today is the birthday of our very own MONA!! I already wished her happy birthday in her present comm slutty_thatway, but it bears repeating - HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONA! My life would be void and listless without you. *mwah*

Our fandom is simply rolling in the joy lately. We've got:

Three

New

Interviews

(Jsquared "Blood Brothers"; JA and JDM being adorable; and Jared and Jensen as cowboys, respectively)

Promo

Pics

(2x14 (SPOILERY) and 2x15, respectively)

And THREE director's cuts for 2x13!

Other highlights from the fandom include:

An awesome Animated Supernatural/J2 moodtheme by caugraphics

A super fun Jsquared music vid by frances_veritas

A gorgeous Jsquared manip/wallpaper by lost_witness

And I'm sure there's been much fantastic fic produced, as USUAL, but I haven't had any time to read it! *woes* I suppose this is time to apprise you all of my situation - I HATE my schedule this semester. With the fire of a thousand suns. It gives me no time to breathe, and most importantly no time to keep up with YOU lovely people. I'm less than three weeks into it, and already I'm feeling frayed at the edges. It's terrible, and terrifying. I hope I can make it through this semester mentally intact - not guaranteed at all.

Meanwhile, I'm making awesome plans for the FUTURE, and it's making me want to time jump by about 4 months. I have that research position this summer, which will be so cool, and then DUBLIN NEXT YEAR OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't capslock about that ENOUGH because, I just... I'm speechless with joy and amazement that I am getting this opportunity! I spoke to my study abroad advisor about the specifics for the first time on Monday! He gave me a hard copy of the application (*squees into fists* It's REAL!) and I have to start filling it out soon, as well as getting a transcript and recommendation. The details of what courses I'm going to take are complicated, and it looks like it's going to be difficult to work out, but SO WHAT. I really... don't care. Because it WILL work and I will be in DUBLIN. *giddy sigh*

So all that? That excitement? That's the only thing that's keeping me sane and optimistic right now. The day to day drudgery of this semester makes me want to shoot myself in the face. *headdesk*

Well, that and Winchesters. IS IT THURSDAY YET??

Happy thing the first! I got a 98.5 on my Bio test! YAY! *twirls in circles* This is a GREAT relief, because I think I had an A- up til this point, and... let's just say that would hurt my GPA (I know, i know *dodges rotten vegetables*) but I just haven't been TRYING in this class because it's exactly what I did in AP Bio and it's not all that challenging, while organic chem has been taking all my energy. So I haven't been performing to my capabilities. But this test is going to go a long way to rectifying that! Yay!

Happy thing the second! Our second semester schedules were released today, and I got all my first choice classes! *dances happily* (Oh, I just noticed, I got my second choice physics section, with the worse teacher - ah well!) And most importantly, I GOT VAN ARMAN FOR ORGO AGAIN!!!! He's the ONLY good orgo teacher, and I think I would shoot myself if I got anyone else. YAYE! *glees* So here's my schedule for next semester:

MWF 8-8:50 Organic Chemistry 2
MWF 9-9:50 Physics 1
MWF 11-12:05 - Probability and Stats
M 1:30-4:20 - Physics lab
W 12:30 - 4:20 - Organic chem lab
TTh 12-1:20 - America in Black and White

Happy thing the third! I get to go home tomorrow, YAYE! And I found a ride with my friend Alyssa, so my dad no longer has to drive down here and then back in one day! *twirls* It'll be nice to have a few days off, and see my daddy family :)

Okay, now we've just got normal things (not unhappy, just not squeeful :P)

Thing the fourth: Five people have friended me in the past day! o.O Is this LJ just being weird and releasing a bunch of notifications at once, or did ya'll really all friend me just now? Well, regardless, welcome to the newcomers! If you want to drop a comment and let me know how you found me, why you friended me, a bit about yourself, etc, I'd love to chat with you :)

Thing the fifth: I would sell my firstborn for an animated icon of the Impala skidding in the SOON promo. Really, I would. I'm going to vaguely try to attempt it myself, but ImageReady is a bitch to deal with on this computer, so if anyone else could do it with more ease, I'd really appreciate it :D

Thing the sixth: I donno if ya'll just missed it or WHAT, but I uploaded videos from Wincon of Susan and Jaida at the Dear Dean panel, and they are HILARIOUS. Go, download them! Shoo!

Thing the seventh: This conversation with Mona amused me!

starsouls1013: i miss talking to you :(
mona1347: Aw dude, ME TOO.
mona1347: Except with you. I don't miss me.
mona1347: I'm with me all day
starsouls1013: Hee.
starsouls1013: There's like, this mona shaped hole in me!
mona1347: AWWW
mona1347: Well DON'T GO FILLING IT WITH ANYONE YOU WANT
starsouls1013: I WONT! IT WOULD BE AN INSULT TO YOUR MEMORY
mona1347: DAMN SKIPPY
starsouls1013: I also wont make a deal with a demon for you though
starsouls1013: Sorry :(
mona1347: That's okay. I understand there are limits.

Thing the eight: ICON! *thud*